No solid food and/or non-clear, full liquids up to eight (8) hours before surgery.
Only clear liquids up to four (4) hours before surgery.
Nothing by mouth for the four (4) hour period immediately before surgery.

Less than 6 months of age:
No clear liquids up to three (3) hours before surgery.
No breast milk up to four (4) hours before surgery.
No formula milk up to six (6) hours before surgery.
No solid food up to eight (8) hours before surgery.
6 months of age or older:
No clear liquids up to three (3) hours before surgery.
No breast milk up to six (6) hours before surgery.
No formula milk up to eight (8) hours before surgery.
No solid food up to eight (8) hours before surgery.

Some medications can be taken before surgery. Please consult with your physician and bring a list of your current medications to your pre-operative surgical appointment.

Inform the nurse that you have a pacemaker or internal defibrillator during your phone interview and in the pre-operative holding area on the day of surgery.

Many patients ask about the possibility of waking up in the middle of an operation. Although this is a very rare occurrence, there have been instances when it has occurred. In anesthesiology, we refer to this as “awareness.” When awareness does occur, it is usually just prior to the anesthetic taking effect or as the patient is emerging from anesthesia. In very rare instances, it may occur during the surgery itself. Should the patient have any concerns regarding awareness, address them with the anesthesiologist during the pre-operative visit.

Yes. Allied Anesthesia providers remain in the operating room, monitoring the patient, for the entire duration of surgery and during recovery.

Yes. Children require specialized anesthesiology, and all Allied Anesthesiologists have extensive experience treating children. When your child is under the care of an Allied anesthesiologist, you can be sure that they are in the care of one of the country’s most experienced pediatric anesthesiologists.

Because of the critical importance of maintaining a distraction free environment for the operating team and maintaining proper operating room procedures to ensure a clean and sterile environment, parents are not allowed in operating rooms during surgeries.

Yes. Allied Anesthesia providers remain in the operating room, monitoring your child, for the entire duration of surgery and during recovery.

While pain management services performed by an anesthesiologist are designed to give immediate pain relief, they can also have longer lasting benefits by reducing inflammation in the affected areas and thereby reducing the pressure exerted by the body on nerves sending pain signals.

You should always consult your anesthesiologist regarding specific medications before your treatment. Many medications are compatible with pain management treatments, but there are important exceptions – for example, blood thinners – which must be stopped before pain management treatments occur.

The amount of recovery time needed will vary by procedure and individual patient physiology. We generally recommend taking 1-2 days off from work around pain management procedures, but some patients do return to work the same day they receive treatment.

Often, other physicians will refer patients to an anesthesiologist for pain management services when they feel that the patient’s pain requires the additional expertise of an anesthesiologist with advanced training in pain management. As a general rule, a patient must have experienced pain for three weeks prior to an initial pain management treatment, and have had a diagnostic MRI performed.

Please call our billing office at (714) 619-5391 for a cost estimate. Patients may receive separate bills for surgery: one from the surgeon who performs the surgery and one from the anesthesiologist who provides anesthesia during surgery.

Please call our billing office at (714) 619-5391. They can take payment over the phone with a credit card, or a check can be made payable to Allied Anesthesia Medical Group and mailed to PO Box 1628, Orange, CA 92856.